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spiniferous

/ spaɪˈnɪdʒərəs; spaɪˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spiniferous1

C17: from Late Latin īԾڱ having spines, from Latin īԲ a thorn, spine + ferre to bear
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Spiniferous: bearing, or clothed with spines.

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This species is at once recognisable by the remarkable form and unusual position of the avicularium, and also by the peculiar digitiform spiniferous process on the outer side of the opening.

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